> /stuff/keep_huff_sort/NewDir $ file KEEP.TAR > KEEP.TAR: POSIX tar archive > > On a tar i made just now, i get: > > /stuff/keep_huff_sort $ file tmp.tar > tmp.tar: GNU tar archive > > Any idea if POSIX tar is actually different than GNU tar?
Hmmm.. I have some possibly bad news. Gnu tar can apparently read POSIX archives without problem. The issue, as you suggested, may be that the archive itself is corrupt. From a quick google it appears that transferring a tar file in non-binary mode can lead to such corruption. So next question: Did you ftp this file from another machine? If you did, did you remember to transfer in Binary mode? -- The Digital Hermit Unix and Linux Solutions http://www.digitalhermit.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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